Benzinga's Political Round Up, November 8, 2011

A judge has granted a temporary injunction that would have made tobacco companies such as Altria (NYSE: MO), Lorillard (NYSE: LO), and Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) put graphic images on cigarette packages starting next year.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a budget vote today, but he did not have the majority, hinting that his days might be numbered.

Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) said it will release names and account details of American clients with offshore accounts to the IRS.